Telegram-herald., 1887-08-08
WALKS AID TALKS.


WALKS AID TALKS.
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s.4ks geelr s1-fsl-o2lslcs u hoMs. t1s hos
tsls or szlooas-And lAs LIBERIA pA.r2esgs
accorded this one ossls "a The ard desert. is
s1Ere.ens y dsm0aslgzLs taat paoilc dFin<-
iug l0aaIAias aIs necessity. 1o4 cal st@Do
Any day Ia tie Arcade and De convinced
OF the appreciation u tnsse iounts. and u
H0n. Wa. I. PoNers never does another
thing for the city. the arcade fountain EAs
served u bring upon him ths blessings Of
thOuzsds Of people. and hss been OF more
set2al benefit THAI al tie echnfches-szging'
as Il has. thousands 0f people from indaig-
ins Ia strong ds.uz.
The CofnLon Co4ncu should take this
matter Ia azad snd no. Only start Tie water
a. sae present foantsics h1t increase The
n-G4asl "a drinking places as well Grand
Rapids s looked upon - "a entegpr.alag
city. out ia this aud other respects u
s wsy behind the umes. "One
day .ast week says an observing
gentlemen. 81 stood f1g over 81 hour walch-
ius The patrons of the Arcade fountain.
l4ey were of all sses, sisss, colors nation
aiiliss ami stations 10 lie but met here on
AZ s4aalily. Each one waited tAeir turn
or the cups which. b. the way. are paid
Tor oy private indigidlals-and counting
tie patrons and averaging them Tor day
OF ten hours duration. j, Is safe 10 estimate
that over 2oOO people daily drink al the
lounl.'
In nearly half the cases tIied in ths
Police Court the witnesses are foreigners
and Z great deal OF unnecessary
ims is wasted IN looking around
FOR an Interpreter. In case
tried last week over an hour was spent IN
hunting up an interpreter and The business
OF TIE court was in consequence clogged.
IL might be we'll TOR the Board OF Police
and Fire Commissioners 10 give this matter
some attention and secure permission from
the Council to employ some suitable person
for the position. Il would DO found pay
ing investment for the city is assuming
such proportions that the court business is
daily growing larger and its transaction
should be expedited as much as possible.
Scarcely day passes but what a number
Cf small boys are arrested and lockea up at
Police Headquarters for doing VIVA: the
Board Of Health makes necessity
Ing clean. Iii other words the boys are
caught swimming in Grand River, aud IS
that is violation of q city ordinance. the
police officers are compelled To bring the
young offenders IN, and, after several hours
incarceration and good lecture, they are
allowed 10 dspartseot free with promise
70 90 and sin no mora. The old saying
&C eanliness is next 10 Godliness. has but
httle effect vita the Common Council. If
it had they would long since have followed
n the footsteps of thsir predecessors and
bailt temporary bathing houses at
convenient points in the river
IL IS cot too late yet TO remedy their APP
parent neglect aud if the aldermen desire
- continue holding Office for the balance
OF the present century, they will b. wise to
take action in the premises tonight-for
these boys will be the voters OF 1890 or
thereabOuts.
The recent appearance in this city Of
Thatcher, Primrose & Vests Ministries 10
white face IS generally referred to as an in
noystion in minstrelsy. In certain respect
il is. but il memory serves correctly the
honor Of introducing white-faced min
stresy-at least in the West-should be
accorded to Skif & Gaylord, for
back in 1865. Skif & Gay
lords A6ino minstrels toured the
country The members Of the or.aniza-
ton. appeared in white face. wore white
wigs and were dressed in knee pants. with
black stockings and low shoes. The in
novation" in their case was not success,
and the experiment was Of short duration.
II memory serves correctly. the Albino's
appeared in this city in Luce's Hall; per-
haps some OF the oldest inhabitants re-
member seeing them.
lie was an IFishman There was no mis-
taking ;h8l either from the cut Of his ji5 or
the language which fell from bis lips. He
was no; young man, bat years bad not
/ erased from him traces Of having kissed
tbe Barney stone prior 70 his arrival in
| this country. lie walked into Judge Bur
lingames private Office the other day. and
grssping him b. the haud, shook il warm
Z lv, remsrkiug il the exaberance OF the mo-
meat. "I5u'rsa noble Judge Sure aud
/ I'm proud T voted f1r ye" v hen the Judge
/ coud release his hand from the dea,h-iae
/ grip Of lho nan, be inquired Of the stranger
where be lived "Ia tne same old place.
/ Wa the response, down in Hard
scrabble. near Georgei0vn where I've
isei for tbe isst ten wears a silence
, fell up0a tha judge II ssii n1ra word
hur he sat do@n 10 Lis l'ssg f1r IN 01r
and puzzled ISIS BRAN trying 10 figure out
what percentage ot nIs aa1Is9 o. va.e o ls
/ could credit i1 tie man w1o vas q resident
( % Ottawa County.